New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-09
SEEKING THE LABOR VOTE.
THE UNION AGAINST THE UNITED PARTY.
WHAT is SAID ABOUT THE ROCHESTER CONVENTION
"A PLATFORM TROUBLE FOR- sYRACusE.

WHAT is ABOUT CONVENTION
"A PLATFORM TROUBLE FOR SYRACUSE.
The Union Lator party, which holds State Con-
vention in Rochester tomorrow, will be the nrst
PARTY to put a State ticket in the field. This party
exists principally paper and not mnch interest is
shown in It's work The &c neral opinion among politi
clans in this city that the purpose OF the organize
ton TO create division among the natural supporters
OF the United Labor party with view OF weakening tho
Labor movement The ultimate object in view Is be-
leved to be to benefit the Democratic organization.
Several Democratic Off cials, friends OF Governor
Hill. are concerned in sthis movement, and some OF
the Governors appointees have been promoting the
movement, though trying to conceal their work.
Last year the prominent in the I" Union
Labor party net in small room the KnickerDooker
Cottage to pass resolutions tor public CONSUMPTION
with q view OF helping the Democratic halls" Every
time the United Labor organization meet IN mass
meeting and passed resolutions the socaed " Union"
Labor party leaders would issue to the public.
through the Democratic State Committee, another set
OF resolutions with view OF showing that the work
ingmen were divi led Then reports would be sent
out from the source OF alleged meetings in
various districts held by workiugmen opposed the
" United" Labor party. These reports were bogus,
aud were carelessly gotten up that occasionally
the places where the meerSs were said to have been
held proved to be warehouses or bu dngs in which
it would be impossible even to gain entrance in
business hours. The exposure OF this fraud pat
cad to the work o. Carsey, KehOe & Co. This year
tbry Kept in the background, ana more
tensive paper organization Is bein formed with
view of aiding the Democrats. IL is PROPOSED TO put
eX-RailrOad C"mmisslCuer John VDOnnell ana some
other sucD persons on the ticket to be nominated at
Rochester. Whether or not they will accept IN the
face OF the fact That the organization exists only
paper. is matter OF doubt to the dozen members In
this city OF the party
The United Lsoor party will hold its convention in
Syracuse next wees, and tar 100 OF the AS
sembly districts the State said to have elected
dele !ates From TINS city seventytw0 delegates will
go, among them Henry George. Dr. McGlynn, Jonn.
hcMackin james Redpatb. Professor ". H. Clark
". r. Croa,dae, formerly Editor OF The Star" NJ
X. LeversOn. LII. ~, and many o the rades uniOO
leaders. Candidates are not talked mlcn OF a. yet
Until within few days no trouble has been apprs-
hended at this C invention but the outlook for peace
is not promising The lie GERS IN the 0rganIza
don found that they could make no hesdwav 10 the
in eror citits II they suspected OF "a design to
promote socialism so they have cut loose from the
Socialists, MILO promise to make hsht at Sy lacnse
When the Socialists separate tie et IN thu city
they poed Gully a f,w hundred votes, but they AXE
in noise what they lack IN numbers. Another
spOt the horizon oil the United Labor party IA the
prOmn' rec gwen to Or. McGIyDn. Ih-re are many
Catholics the party, especially in the labor organi
cations in the interior OF the State, mud OF them
have a ready objected to joining in any movement at
the head oil which is Dr.. Nc lynn. Although bard
worker and good speaker. some OF the lead rs have
expressed the opinion That the prominence given 10
Dr. NcGlyun - a draw back, and that he must be
relegated 20 the rear.
still another trouble which promises to break out
in the State Convention is the iree-trade views Of
Henry George. lie wants the party to declsre
equvocally for tree-rade, unrestricted Immigration.
etc. There il determined opposition to this among
intelligent rkm-n who more tor the practTca!
than theoretical and notice has been served that
any attempt 10 adoft frec-trade platform will be
violently opposed The plan now Is to eschew the
taFin entirely There Is equal division on the George
McGlynn land theories. laOor leader said yester-
day:
going bnlf party that will amount TO
thing must adopt practical comnon-SenSe 0ii'iorn,
that workmcn an farmers Of the interior VIII support
Under tho George land theory we would hardly get vote ~
Free would lose hall votes in
tho cities Lust var these qne ous we're really secondary
When over the 81 10 We nave
got avoid hcn How going TO do ~ That Is tie
puzzle which TO be solved and expect TO see
q fun Il.
What the United Labor party will do on local nomi-
nations Is still matter largely OF conjecture. James
rien's interest III the movement and his cODtriou-
ton of So 0OO IRON an unknown rien have been ex-
tanned IN whispered manner to the effect that all
Orien asks is that ihsparty nominate Justice Dono-
hue ~ ms successor on the Suprem Court beach
II appears that rammany leaders do not want to re-
tho Judge because CT his age. and tor the
that other members of the party want to- go on
the oench. according to this report, Mr: OBrien
wants TO force TammIhS to renomnatr the Judge by
using the labor organization as the wedge.